<remove> Element for <protocols>

This topic is specific to a legacy technology. XML Web services and XML Web service clients should now be created using Windows Communication Foundation.

Removes a specified protocol for handling request and response data from within the scope of the configuration file. A protocol can be used to associate request data with a method and its parameters and to associate response data with the method and its return value.

Schema Hierarchy

<configuration>
  <system.web>
    <webServices> Element
      <protocols> Element
        <remove> Element for <protocols>

Syntax

<remove name="protocol name"/>

Attributes and Elements

The following sections describe attributes, child elements, and parent elements.

Attributes

Attribute	Description
name	Required attribute. The name of the protocol to remove.

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element	Description
configuration	The root element in every configuration file used by the common language runtime and .NET Framework applications.
protocols	Specifies the protocols that an ASP.NET Web service can use to receive request data sent from a client and return response data. A protocol can be used to associate request data with a method and its parameters and to associate response data with the method and its return value.
system.web	Specifies the root element for the ASP.NET configuration section.
webServices	Controls the settings of Web services deployed using ASP.NET and of Web service clients running on the .NET Framework.

Example

The following example removes the HttpPost protocol from all applicable Web services.

<configuration>
   <system.web>
      <webServices>
         <protocols>
            <remove name="HttpPost"/>
         </protocols>
      <webServices>
   </system.web>
</configuration>

See Also

Reference

<webServices> Element
<protocols> Element

Other Resources

ASP.NET Settings Schema
XML Web Services Created Using ASP.NET and XML Web Service Clients